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PHYS 376Relativistic Physics

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Physics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Special relativity: spacetime diagrams and Lorentz transformations; relativistic kinematics and dynamics in flat spacetime; four-vector/tensor notation. Relativistic physics in curved spacetimes: gravity as geometry; description of curved spacetimes; geodesics; physics in spherically symmetric and rotating spacetimes; introduction to gravitational waves.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • PHYS242 - Electricity and Magnetism 1 (0.50)
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • AMATH231 - Calculus 4 (0.50)
      • ECE206 - Advanced Calculus 2 for Electrical Engineers (0.50)
      • MATH212 - Advanced Calculus 2 for Electrical Engineers (0.50)
      • MATH217 - Calculus 3 for Chemical Engineering (0.50)
      • MATH227 - Calculus 3 for Honours Physics (0.50)
      • NE217 - Advanced Calculus and Numerical Methods 2 (0.50)
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • AMATH271 - Introduction to Theoretical Mechanics (0.50)
      • PHYS263 - Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00173980 / 60TTh 17:30–18:50
LEC 701826029 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 10173990 / 60F 11:30–12:50
TST 20174000 / 60Feb 11 19:00–20:50
Mar 18 19:00–20:50

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

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